Deliberating in a Democracy Farm Subsidies

Grade

9-12

Lesson Duration

Jennifer Bloom, Claudia Parliament, Alan Withers, Filiz Yargici

Engage students in a Structured Academic Controversy in this lesson that focuses on developing deliberation skills using the issue of farm subsidies (a critical question for Minnesota and the nation). This lesson from Deliberating in a Democracy Minnesota (DIDMN) project teaches deliberation skills that ensure that conflicting views can be heard, understood, and valued, and students will develop the ability to find solutions to important issues. Lesson includes a student reading on farm subsidies which is used by small groups as they increase their understanding of the issue. This is democracy in action!

Objectives

Students will learn the process of deliberation

Students will increase understanding of the farm subsidy issue from multiple perspectives

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